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Journey back in time and around the world with Penguin's Great Journeys, a new series of ten original titles mapping history's greatest adventures. Pocket-sized and gorgeously packaged, this collection boasts tales by such notable authors as Isabella Bird, Mark Twain, and Anton Chekhov. Whether you're journeying to the end of the Russian Empire, braving the stormy seas of the Indian Ocean, or dodging icebergs in the glacial Antarctic, the Great Journeys collection is sure to exercise your imagination—and passport! Already attracting attention in The Washington Post Book World, and praised in Nylon as "intriguing on their own and breathtaking as a set," these titles are not to be missed. So sit back, relax, and let Penguin Classics transport you all over the map.

Bon voyage!

    • Snakes with Wings & Gold-digging Ants by Herodotus
    • The Customs of the Kingdoms of India by Marco Polo
    • The Shipwrecked Men by Alvar Nuñez Cabeza de Vaca
    • Sold as a Slave by Olaudah Equiano
    • Jaguars and Electric Eels by Alexander von Humboldt
    • In the Heart of the Amazon Forest by Henry Walter Bates
    • Can-Cans, Cats & Cities of Ash by Mark Twain
    • Adventures in the Rocky Mountains by Isabella Bird
    • A Journey to the End of the Russian Empire by Anton Chekhov
    • Escape from the Antarctic by Ernest Shackleton